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   Hun

   /hʌn/

   noun

   • 1. a member of a warlike nomadic people from Central Asia who invaded and ravaged Europe in the 4th–5th centuries.
   • ▪ a reckless or uncivilized destroyer: derogatory "corporate huns masquerading as white knights"
   • 2. a German (especially during the First and Second World Wars). informal, derogatory
   • ▪ Germans collectively: "millions of boys were eager to go and fight the Hun"

   Word Origin Old EnglishHūne, Hūnas (plural), from late Latin Hunni, from Greek Hounnoi, of Middle Iranian origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. Hunnish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • H

     4

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

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